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by 유엔이방인 김상엽 Jul 06. 2023

[UN 영어] 유엔 영어 단어(M-P)

유엔 문서에서 자주 사용되는 영어 단어(Words frequently found in united nations documents showing the prescribed spelling and hyphening)를 모아봤으니, 나중에 유엔 관련 업무를 하는 이들에게 좋은 참고 자료가 될 듯하다. 오늘은 M부터 P까지 알아보자.


M

machine gun

machine-readable

macro: compound forms are closed except: macro level (noun), macro-level (adj.)

(note: “macro” in this case is a standalone word, not a prefix)

macro-unit

mainframe

mainland

Major General

mandate holder

man-hour (preferred: person-hour)

man-made (preferred: human-caused, human-made)

manoeuvre

man-portable air defence system (not MANPADS)

marketplace

market town

mark up (verb)

markup (noun)

marriage timing (noun)

marriage-timing (adj.)

marshal

marshalled, marshalling

master plan

materiel

matrices

meagre

meantime

meanwhile

medium-sized (adj.)

medium-variant (adj.)

meeting place

megacity

megajoule (MJ)

megavolt (MV)

megavolt-ampere (MVA)

member-days

memorandums

Mesoamerica

Messrs. (in English)

meter (instrument)

metre (unit of length)

micro: compound forms are closed except:

micro-business

micro-entrepreneur

micro-environment

micro-event

micro level (noun), micro-level (adj.)

(note: “micro” in this case is a standalone word, not a prefix)

mid-1990s

mid-air

midday

middleman

midlife (noun and adj.)

mid-ocean, mid-oceanic

midpoint

mid-range

mid-season

mid-size

midsummer

midterm

midway

midweek

midwife

midwinter

midyear

mileage

milieux

millenniums

mindset

mine clearance (noun)

mine-clearance (adj.)

minefield

minimize

misspelled (not “misspelt”)

misstep

Mmes. (in English)

modelled, modelling

modus operandi

money-laundering (noun and adj.)

moneylender, moneylending

money market (noun and adj.)

moneys

moratoriums

mores

mould

movable

Mr.

Mrs.

Ms.

Muhammad (the Prophet)

mujahid (plural: ***mujahidin)

multi-access

multi-bilateral

multibillion

multi-cause

multicellular

multi-centred

multichannel

multi-client

multicoloured

multi-country

multicultural

multidimensional

multidisciplinary

multi-donor

multi-ethnic

multi-faith

multifocal

multifunctional

multigenerational

multigrade

multigrain

multigravida

multi-hazard

multi-jurisdictional

multilateral

multilayer

multilevel

multilingual

multimedia

multimillion

multinational

multipara

multipartite

multi-partner

multiparty

multiphase

multiplatform

multiple-choice (adj.)

multipolar

multiprocessor

multipurpose

multiracial

multisectoral

multi-skilled

multi-stakeholder

multistorey

multitalented

multitask, multitasker, multitasking

multitrack

multi-user

multi-utility

multivendor

multi-year

Muslim

mutatis mutandis


N

nation State

nationwide

neighbour

neonatal

nevertheless

newborn

newsfeed

newsflash

newsgroup

news stand

newswire

newsworthy

niqab

no-fly zone

no-man’s-land

non-: compound forms are hyphenated

except: nonconforming, nonconformist, nondescript, nonfeasance

nonetheless

non sequitur

no one

north(ern), north-east(ern), north-west(ern)

(a geographical direction or an area within a country)

North(ern) (a continent or major region, e.g. North America, North Africa, Northern Europe)

northward

note verbale (plural: notes verbales)

novies or noviens

nursing home (noun)


O

octies or octiens

odour

oedema

oesophagus

offence

offensive

off-gas

offhand

off-hours (noun)

office holder

off-label (adj.)

off-limits (adj.)

offline

offload

off-message (adj.)

off-peak

off-ramp (noun)

off-road

off season (noun)

off-season (adj. and adv.)

offset

offshore

off-site (adj.)

offspring (singular and plural)

oilfield

oil well

old age (noun)

old-age (adj.)

old-growth (adj.)

omega-3 fatty acid

on-board (adj.) (on a ship or aircraft)

onboarding (in human resources)

ongoing

online

on-message (adj.)

on-screen

onshore

on-site (adj.)

onward (adj. and adv.)

op-ed (noun and adj.)

ordinance (law)

ordnance (munitions)

organization

organization chart (not “organigram(me)” or “organizational chart”)

organize

outmigration

out-of-court (adj)

out-of-date (adj.)

outpatient

outsource

out-take (noun)

over: compound forms are closed except: over-elaborate, over-exercise, over-optimistic, over-refine

overabundant

overrepresent


P

paediatric

paedophile

panellist

paper-smart (adj.)

paralyse

paramedical

paramilitary

part-time

passer-by (plural: passers-by)

payback (noun)

payday

payroll

peacebuilder, peacebuilding

peacekeeper, peacekeeping

peacemaker, peacemaking

peacetime

penholder

per annum

per capita

per cent

per diem

perinatal

peri-urban

per se

person-day, person-hour

phyto-: combinations are closed

place name

plebiscite

plough

P.O. Box

policyholder

policymaker, policymaking

policy-setting

post-adolescent

post-cold-war

postdoctoral

post-feminist

postglacial

postgraduate

post-industrial

post-marital

postmillennial

postmodern

post-mortem

postnatal

post-neonatal

postnuptial

post-operative

post-partum

post-session

post-war

power plant

power-sharing

practice (noun)

practise (verb)

pre-adolescent

pre-book

précis

précis-writer, précis-writing

preconceive

precondition

pre-construction

predate

predeployment

pre-eclampsia

pre-embryo

pre-eminent

pre-empt

pre-establish

pre-exist

pre-ignition

pre-industrial

pre-initiation countries

pre-inspection

pre-investment

premarital

pre-modern

prenatal

pre-owned

pre-package

pre-plan

pre-position

pre-press

pre-production

pre-qualify

pre-record

pre-register

pre-release

preschool

pre-screen

pre-sell

pre-session

President-elect

pretence

pretrial (but Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court)

pre-war

prima facie

principal (first in rank) (noun and adj.)

principle (fundamental truth) (noun)

printout

private sector (not hyphenated)

privatization

privatize

procès-verbal (plural: procès-verbaux)

pro-choice

procyclical

program (computing only) (noun and verb)

programme (noun and verb)

pronatalism, pronatalist

proofread, proofreader

pro rata

prorate

pro tempore

psycho: compound forms are closed

public sector (not hyphenated)


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Disclaimer - This post was prepared by Sang Yeob Kim in his personal capacity. The opinions expressed in this article are the author's own and do not reflect the view of his employer.


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